Baltimore vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$4492
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$1227
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$449
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$2218
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	94
😀 Quality of life	91	87
🏙️ Population	586K	1.86M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 12% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 1429th and 2081st ($2224 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd and 1st in the United States and Poland, respectively. Check the United States vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 138th and 335th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Warsaw

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	Baltimore	Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$5.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$15882

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

Cities near Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1570
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1540
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1227
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1253
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$1023
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$1030
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1162
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1165
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1262
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1222
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1322
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$1060
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$1024
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$976
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1078
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1173
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1137
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1305
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$1170
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1260
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$1229
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1454
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$669
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$925
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1241
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1235
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1170
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$1043
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1205
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1215
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$954
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$868
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$1102
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1216
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1226
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$1010
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1114
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$980
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1105
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$445